Sugar isn’t healthy for dogs to eat in excess, so sugary treats like ice cream should be avoided. Not to mention, ice cream is made using a lot of sugar and dairy. Mint ice cream is also flavoured with peppermint oil, and as you know mint oil is highly concentrated and more likely to make your pooch unwell. This is mostly because mint ice cream also contains chocolate chips, and chocolate is toxic to dogs. However, polos don’t usually contain anything toxic to dogs, so if they manage to swallow one they will hopefully be fine. Your dog shouldn’t eat polos because the high amount of sugar isn’t good for them, and the mint oils used to flavour the sweet could make your pup unwell. One sweetener called xylitol, which is often used in chewing gum, is highly toxic to dogs and eating a small amount can cause liver failure and may prove lethal. Sugar-free mints are no better, as these contain artificial sweeteners which aren’t good for your dog and could even put their life in danger. Not to mention, these small, hard sweets can be a choking hazard for little dogs like Yorkies. Given dogs are much smaller than humans, they can tolerate far smaller amounts of sugar before it becomes a problem.Īdditionally, peppermints use peppermint oil for flavour, and this highly concentrated flavouring is more likely to upset a dog’s stomach compared to fresh mint. Like humans, too much sugar is bad for dogs, and they can suffer from similar problems as people do when they eat too many sugary treats.ĭogs that eat too much sugar can develop conditions like tooth decay, weight gain, and diabetes. Although they often do not contain anything toxic, they are certainly not healthy given the shedloads of sugar packed inside those small sweets. No, your dog shouldn’t eat peppermints or mint sweets. Even with the small amounts of grape found in mint sauce, it’s best to make sure your canine companion doesn’t chomp any. As you’re probably well aware, grapes are toxic to dogs. This is a sort of juice made from crushed grapes, with the fruit flesh, skin, and seeds all squashed in.

There’s also a surprisingly high amount of sugar and salt in mint sauce, and your dog’s at their healthiest when they eat less of these ingredients.įinally, some brands of mint sauce use an ingredient called grape must. This is because mint sauce contains a lot of vinegar, which dogs don’t like the taste of, and it acts as an irritant.

They probably won’t find it appetising, either. If you’re not sure what kind of mint plant you have grown, or can’t identify a mint plant, the safest thing to do is to prevent your pup from eating it to avoid any potential illness. However, never feed your dog pennyroyal mint as this is toxic to dogs. We humans mostly use the peppermint and spearmint varieties and both of these are safe for dogs to eat. Mint is actually a family of plants, not just one specific one.

Eating mint leaves